As we know the world is getting more competitive day by day; academic education alone won’t bring us success in our professional life. In order to be well-rounded professionals we need social skills such as self-esteem, communication and the ability to make decisions. Most of the time, these are acquired during a life span but [Read the full article...]

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Join us for Taste PERU – our national fundraising dinner party – and spend an evening with your friends sharing a delicious home-cooked Peruvian menu while raising awareness of vulnerable children. TASTE PERU Date:  Friday 5th July 2013 Location: Your house (or wherever suits you!) Perfect for people who love to explore different recipes, taste [Read the full article...]

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One of the greatest challenges that all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) face is knowing whether or not the work they are undertaking is having a positive impact on beneficiaries over both the short- and long-term. After all, an immense amount of resources often go into a project or programme: staff, money, equipment, etc. and supporters of [Read the full article...]

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A few weeks ago, as part of our Vocational Training programme, LAFF’s beneficiaries took part in career guidance workshops at UNSAAC (Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco) which involved local volunteers giving them advice on how to write CVs and conduct themselves in job interviews. I sat in and observed the workshop delivered [Read the full article...]

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When it comes to functioning sustainably and supporting its partners to do the same thing, one of LAFF’s main areas of focus is Cost Reduction. Though perhaps self-explanatory, the definition of cost reduction according to BOND (the UK membership body for NGOs working in international development) is the “astute financial management aimed at reducing core [Read the full article...]

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Being a LAFF staff member or volunteer requires a lot of independent work and generally the team will get together once a week at our Monday morning meeting, to discuss the week’s events and update each other on the progress made in our individual components. In January 2013 with the arrival of Danielle, our first Monitoring [Read the full article...]

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In the world of development, the term ‘voluntourism’ is sometimes loaded with negative connotations. Broadly, it describes the tendency within the tourist industry for companies to sell volunteer packages that offer individuals (normally young people or gap-year students) the opportunity to travel to a developing country and ‘do their part’ in helping those less fortunate [Read the full article...]

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Follow the link below to check out LAFF’s 2011-2012 Annual Report and read about all our news from the field, including the new volunteer team, our advocacy work with the Consortium for Street Children, how the children are getting on with their education, and how our sustainability initiatives are changing things for the better for [Read the full article...]

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International Partnerships Manager (Peru) Do you have the skills and experience to manage projects and partners in a challenging but rewarding role overseas? Do you speak fluent English and Spanish? Do you have experience working with volunteers and working in International Development, or similar transferable skills and experience? If so, we want to hear from you. The role [Read the full article...]

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LAFF’s work in Peru has always focused on educating, empowering and enabling its partner organizations, allowing them to function sustainably by offering on-the-ground support that is tailored to each partner’s needs. One component that plays a major part in this is capacity building. There is an expression often used in the world of International Development [Read the full article...]

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